1932-02-08 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1932.

JAPANESE NIGHT ATTACKS SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURE BY SIR

REPULSED.

THREE TIMES NEAR

TO SUCCESS.

HEAVY GUN-FIRE ALL DAY.

THREE TIMES HURLED BACK

YESTERDAY MORNING.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT),

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 12.12 p.m.

were

THE JAPANESE chose last night for another big offensive, but again every effort to break through the Chinese lines collapsed, Fierce attacks launched on acveral strategic points simultaneously, but the heavily reinforced Chinese hurled them back with heavy losses.

As on Friday, the Japanese commenced the offensive with

a terrifle preliminary bombardment with the object of shaking the morale of the Chinese troops,

WOOSUNG FIGHT

THROUGH FOREIGN EYES.

NO REPLY FROM THE FORTS.

U.S. WITNESSES' STORY.

The headlong swooping flights of a dozen Japanose bombing aeroplanes from high in the air to within a few hundred feet of the ground, the detonation of ex- ploding bombs, the spray of mud and water, and later the scream and boom of heavy shells from Јаралего war- ships was the thrilling and somewhat alarming spectacle for passengers and members of the crew of the s.s. Presi dent Van Buren, when they watched in amazement the attack on Woosung Forts.

The Van Buren, which arrived to Hongkong on Saturday, was,

at the time of the incident, just leaving Shanghai and abreast the forts, when the Japanese

danes launched their attack.

f

THE CAPTURE OF HARBIN.

CORDON THROWN ROUND CITY.

Mukden, Feb. 7. Following the occupation of Harbin, the commander of the Japanese forces has stationed the majority of his troops outside the city, form- ing a cordon round it.

The Manchurian leader, General Ting Chao, who all along has op- posed the Japanese, fled to Hulan, while the main body of his troops have retreated in the direction of Pinhalen..

They are being heavily homb ed by pursuing Japanese planes, | which have, it is reported, In- ficted heavy casualties.

Sir Herbert Samuel.

EVERTON BEATEN BY ARSENAL.

FLURRIED BY AN EARLY GOAL.

CHELSEA'S WIN.

The attitude of General Ma Chan-ahan, famous defender of Alanchurian interests at the Nonni River and Tsisthar battles fa ros ported in Mukden in be very un- tertain. He Is

at present at inilun, though it is rumoured that hes as an attack on the Japanese!

London, Feb, G. at Tsistihar.

Owing to Everton's important trai Pussenger

the position in the league, their maten chinese Eastern Railway nevladn with the Arsenal attracted 50,000 | from Chungchun to Harbin, was spectators, who saw the London | resumed yesterday after being in-team win by three goals to one.

84), for a week or terrupted

The shelling commenced at midnight and as soon as it died It came without warning and s2 - Reuter. down, an hour later, the attack was launched. The positions of far na could be seen from the the forces are to-day relatively unchanged. The Chinese have ship, without proveration. maintained their ground, despite heavy bombing by aeroplanes In

co-operation with the attackera.

The chief objective of the Japanese appeared to be the Paoshan Road and the North Railway Station.

Three times the Japanese reached the Paoshan Road and three times they failed to hold the positions they established, The Chinese also refused to be moved from their positions at the North Railway Station.

The Japanese guns at Hongkew Park are introducing heavy shells

Rifle Shot at Planes,

To the intensive and merciless bombardment of the forts and the surrounding distrlet there was no Clearly to be seen froma reply. the Van Buren, the muzzles of the forts' guns protruded, but were cavernd and not a single shot was Grod from them.

In fact, according to one mem- her of the crew, the only response

every few seconds on the tailway! SHANGHAI AERIAL the Japanese attack elicited was

Station sector this morning, follow- | ing

terrifle bombardment throughout the night, The de-i tonations are louder than any heard before, suggesting that newer and heavier guns are being employed,

Three New Fires.

Chapel in rapidly being reduced. to ashes. This morning three new fires were in progress, one of them in the Pusan Road dangerously netr the settlement Imindary.

The Chinese guns in Markham Rond are extremely active to-day and it seen that they are now preparing for new activities, mustering men amt munitions at the front lines and the sie feme laurts.

Heavy Toll of Life.

It is believed thad the bonitos and artillery book heavy toll at the Chinese yesterday,

plans are today scouting over.

Chupei and Chvaju.

It is understand that two squa

drous of hemplanes are coming to

MAILS.

E

Everton were flurried as a result of an early brilliant Konl by Hulme, but the Arsenal halven were mainly responsible for their

AERODROME ON victory

RACECOURSE.

FOR INTERNAL DEFENCE.

At West Ham. Phillips senrod n great goal in the first half, while Yew added a second two minutes after the restart. Aston Vill fought desperately at failed retrieve the position.

to

With Chelsen and Leicester both still in the Cup, a crowd of 30,000| was attracted to Stamford Bridge, where Gallacher was absent from

H. SAMUEL.

CABINET'S TARIFF BATTLE.

FOUR MINISTERS WHO ACTUALLY

RESIGNED.

PERSUADED TO CHANGE THEIR MIND.

(Reuter's Special Service).

LONDON, Feb. 7.

A FIRST-CLASS SENSATION has been created

by Sir Herbert Samuel, the Home Secretary, who, speaking at Southport to-day, in the course of a studied retort to the Conservatives who have expressed them- selves displeased with the vigour of his attack on the Government's tariff proposals, revealed some of the inner history of the bitter battle waged in the National Cabinet.

The high-spot of his disclosures was that he him- self, Viscount Snowden, Sir Donald Maclean and Sir Archibald Sinclair, all actually tendered their re- signations to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald during the dis- cussions on the tariff plan.

Sir Samuel added that the four members of the Cabinet who were. unable to give their assent accepted

DARTMOOR PRISON the Prime Minister's invitation

MUTINY.

The Chelsea ranks, Chelsen played GAOL UNSUITABLE.

the better football, though their

sting.Our Otea) attack lacked Correspondent,

The results in all divisions of

London, Feb. 6.

A trenchant report issued fol-

to remain in the Government, only because it Was accompani ed by an offer of real liberty in speech and in vote of expressing. their disagreement.

The understanding in the Cabinet was that this liberty should not be "the somewhat restricted freedom of a bird within a cage.”

(Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, Feb. 7, 12.12 p.m.

and The Japanese military- naval authorities are engaged in preparing an aerodrome in the the English and Scottish League lowing the Home Office inquiry, Yanglazepoo District just beyond follow. With the exception of the substantiates the suspicion that

Sir Herbert's plain speaking- the Settlement boundary,

Scottish Second Division, they the Dartmoor mutiny was

verted with persons outside the was a direct reply to Torics who. Russian workmen are engaged were cabled by Reuter. in levelling a large area and four

prison with a view to helping the convicts to escape. Japanese Fund planes are already Nanking, Felt, T.

air

there.

SERVICE NOW BEING RESUMED.

a single rifle shot from a Chinese a few hundred yards junk only from the liner.

For fifteen minutes, twelve Japanese flying machines, which came from an aircraf carrier at anchor, showered bombs at the forts, the majority landing in the paddy fields and an the river bank. where their explosions sent up

It is probable that the Shang-Bolton mail service between Shanghai,clouds of dirt and water.

of those registered, how-bai Colmeit of Defence will arrange Chelsen Nanking and Hankow is being resumed as from to-day.

in the next few hours for the precberky The server must have caused consider-

tion of an internal defence aero-Everton vice erased at (he outbreak of the able damage to the forta.

drome on the racecourse. Trouble.

It is amoubeyd that the

Some

Dirt and Water.

"IT'

down the one traveller

"and representative

In order to avoid the mail planes. tiny mistaken for military air. wrath, they have been sperially river", suit faunted green.

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Telegraph

The service on the Shanghai-assed the U.S.S. Houston just

We Sanking Bailway has been reant-lofore reaching Woosuni.

of were abreast of Woosung when to within twelve mile

The haurirdient broke out. The Shanghai. Bruter.

fire Intimation was the appear. jance of three machines which flew

Buren forard of the Van

JAPANESE NAVAL

ORDERS.

www.

Shanghai franz Canton with REINFORCEMENT

Genéral Chang Wal-cheung in coni- mand.

It is now attempting to snow, but it is not supposed that this will, affect military operations,

The Shanghal Municipal Council, the Consular Body and

the Defence Committee are all meeting to-day.

NANKING,

and

ted to direct their hombs at

the Corts.

"When we came abreast, sine other aeroplanes joined in the engagement. They few directly FOR over the ship at a height of about Each machine drop- 2,000 feet. Iped one to three bombs at a time.

Shanghai. Feb. 7. 9 p.m. The Japanese croiser Vahari and the transport Mamiya left Shang- hat inte resterday and it is be: Bed that they have been ordered

to Nanking.

Concealed Defence,

"There was definitely no réply from the forts, but when the planes launched their first attack,

they were met with rapid fire from de-mans apparently conecated

in the fields around,

Seven additional Japanese troyers, van torpedo-boat and one transport arrived this morning and "The crash of the bombs as they anchored of Yanziszepoo,

exploded shook the Van Bured, Is Excellency the Governor has Admira Taylor, the commander-and one of the crew, standing on appointed the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow.

the K., to be an additional member of in-Chief of the U. S. Asiatic Flest, a hatch, was unsteadied by the Council of the University of arrived this morning in the vach intense vibration. Hongkong for a period of three years, Isabel, --time Own Correspondent,

Powers' Peace Proposals.

New Line of Action Probable.

London, Feb. 7.

took action.

the

"No sooner had the aeroplanes completed their work, than three Japanese cruisers and two de- stroyers pasd. We could see their guns broadside all trim- med for action and as soon as we had

Anchores

a little way farther down the river,we heard the roar of the rugs and could see them Aring broadside on to the forts.

Still there was no reply from Woosung, and after about half an hottr of shelling. the ships re- turned down the river.""

It is understood that it will be The Sino-Japanese situation is

for presentation to given considerable prominence in ready

Mlle Long Conflagrations. the Sunday papers.

Japanese and Chinese Governments According to the Observer's New as soon as a statement has been

Our representative also learnt York correspondent a second pence received from Japan regarding the how, for a mile down the river, proposal is now being negotiated withdrawal of the reinforcements, could be seen the fire and smoke by the four Powera who originally '--Reuter.

ruins of Chapel. The

of the

Þær photo, taken from the deck of the ... Pratldent Van Buren, shows the affect of the Japanasa shell. fag of the Woosung Forts, wlik huge clonds of dirt and amoke going up sà the shells burst. -

RUGBY CHAMPIONS' GREAT WIN.

WALES BEAT SCOTLAND IN GRUELLING TEST'

FIRST DIVISION,

Birmingham

Middlesbrough

con-

The report condemne Dartmoor as an unsuitable prison in which to confine prisenere of the dan 2 xerous modern type, largely com- posed of young, reckless motor- bandits and gangsters. -

Nevertheless, the mutiny did not arise through prison admin- .istration. All the officers are loyal and efficient, although a very small number were guilty

1

2 Blackburn,

Huddersfeld

1

Leicester

Arsenal

Grimaby

5

Liverpool

Munchester C.

Blackpool

1

Wednesday

2

Newcastle

Sunderland

1

Shefeld V.

West Brom

3

Portsmouth

*al Jam

2

Aston Villa

1

SECOND DIVISION,

Hurumley Bradford C. Burnley Chesterfield

1

Notts County

1

2

Oldham

U

3 Bradford

1

1

Bristol C.

Leeds London; Feb. G.

On the Murrayfield enclosure to Millwall day. 50,000 spectators saw Wales. Notts Forest last year's international raghy Port Vale champions, beat Scotland by six Preston N.E points to mil--Rruter.

FRESH FOOD AND NO FREEZING.

EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW PROCESS.

(Reuter's Special Service).

London, Feb. 7.

ia

Manchester U.

2 Bury

1 Tottenham

3 Stoke

4

Wolves

1 Charlton. 4 Plymouth

3 Watford 0 Brighton

Southampton Swansea

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). Bournemouth Bristol R. Cardiff Clapton ). Coventry Gillingham Lulon Northampton

Queen's Park R. 1

A Thames

4 Swindon 8 Crystal Pal.

D Exeter

I Brentford

o Fulham

Mansfeld

3 Southend

2 Norwich

Reading

Torquay

THIRD

.0

Borrow

DIVISION (NORTH),

A new vaca process which Accrington may displace freezing as a means Carlisle of keeping food fresh in transit Crewe being given trials in New Zealand. Darlington Up to the present, the tests have | Gateshead not been sufliciently rigid to give New Brighton Absolute proof of the efficacy af Stockport

but there are Wall the new method, grent hopes.

The shipping of perishable pro-1 duets without the necessity for freezing opens up trent possibili- ties.

Wrexham

2 Tranmere

Hull

2 Southport

2 Doncaster

3 Rochdale

Chester

2 Lincoln

Rotherham

2 Hartlepoola" z York

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

(FIRST DIVISION).~

Aberdeen Clyde

| Dundee U.

Falkirk Illuminated with Hamilton whole sky was the glaro he was told.

Kilmarnock River trac, is, of course, prac-Leith tically at a standstill and in Morton addition, incoming ships have Rangers

before Queen's Park orders to pass the forts dark.

It is not without Interest that all on the Van Buren who witness-

of irregularities and worse."

Brave Convicts.

Viscount Snowden and (right) Sir Archibald Sinclair.

suggested that he should not have

The report pays tribute to the made the very real difference of great bravery and loyalty of opinion in the Cabinet so obvious.. many of the convicts, and declares that very few of the prisoners hnd murderous Intentions.

Governor Roberts; the report PRISONERS OF THE

2 anys, has been an excellent ad- ministrator who, however, does not possess #n exceptionally strong character which might have enabled him to quell the growing disorder by force of per- 4sonality.

The report reveals that the de- cision to call in the Plymouth Poilce to quell the mutiny was taken by a gate ofeer named Dowse on his own responsibility.

The report also finds that the belief that a man had been as Haulted on the morning of the disorders made many men resent ful, who would, otherwise, have been loyal.

JAPANESE.

NOTHING TO EAT FOR DAYS.

(Our Own Correspondent),

Shanghai, Feb. 7. 12.12 p.m. One hundred and seventeen Chinese plain-clothes agents, who have been taken prisoner by the nuval Authorites 18 Jupanese hostages or for some other reason during the recent operations, were the last night to

The Governor had been just in handed over his dealings. He, however, made, Settlement Police. an error of judgment in address- 1ing the men in chapel on Satur- and the 1Governor should have foreseen the possibility of trouble on the parade ground, and should not 1have taken the risk of letting out

2 duy. Colonel Turner

2

all the prisoners for normal

The Police at once brought thei captives food and drinka and cigaretten. It was found that many of them had not had a bite to eat for days. They were in an ex- tremely nervous condition and were unable to eat their conges.

A Consular Board has been ap exercise. Colonel Turner, how pointed to eve to these people.

evor, acted with great courage They will exercia no Judicial

during the disorder.

That there were no escapes and authority over them, acting in a

2 that few were seriously injured purely benevolent capacity.

1 Third Lanark

}} Dundee

1

1 Ayr

2

Celtic

2

St. Mirren

A

3 Partick

Motherwell

Airdrie.

4 Hearts

2 Cowdenbeath

SCOTTISH LEAGUB (SECOND DIVISION),

Edinburgh

3 Montrose

Armadale

1

1 St. Bernarde

a; Allon

2 East Stirling

2 St. Johnstone

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Raith Rovera

** Sten'muir

2 Forfar

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the

to duo

coolness and discretion of the officers.- Reuter and British Wirclas

ANOTHER INDIAN

OUTRAGE.

· ATTEMPT ON SIR- STANLEY JACKSON,

Calcutta, Feb. 6.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Mr. H. R. B. Hancock to act as a Member of the Court of the University of Hongkong, during the absence on leave of Mr. H. B. L. Dow Ligin.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed Professor R.K.M. Simpson, M.C., M.A., to be an additional mem- ber of the Council of the University of Hongkong for a period of one

An unsuccessful and-dastardly year.

I attempt to shoot Sir Stanley Jack- Dr. W. D. A. Moore has been up-

I son,

Govornor of Bengal, was pointed Deputy Registrar, of Births

ed the attack on the forts were Albion emphatic that no firing came from Arbroath that the Woosung, and

guns, Brechin which were clearly visible from Bo'ness the decks of the Van Buren, wore Dumbarton

Dunfermline never uncovered.

East Fifo To them the attack suggested Itibernians premeditation, but the same even King's Park int it is understood, a wireless Queen O' Sth. message was picked up from Tokyo to America, which reported the at-

Irla assailant WIR n girl tack, stating that the bombing and

student. She Bred five times at Lieutenant R. K. Valentine, Armour-His Excellency, and when arrested Chief Justice has ordered that the shelling were carried out in self- defonce and were the result of ag- od Gar Section has been transferred

smoking next Criminal Bassions shall be held gression on the part of the Chinese to the Reserve of Officers, Hongkong Was still grasping a

revolver.-Router.

on Monday, the .15th "Inst.^ holding the forta.

Volunteer Defence Corps.

1 made to-day. His Excellency for- and Deaths.

Įtunately-oscaned all hurt.

It's notified that, His Honour the